Vicuna

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vicuna \Vi*cu"[~n]a\, Vicugna \Vi*cu"gna\, n. [Sp. vicu[~n]a.
     Cf. {Vigonia}.] (Zool.)
     A South American mammal ({Auchenia vicunna}) native of the
     elevated plains of the Andes, allied to the llama but
     smaller. It has a thick coat of very fine reddish brown wool,
     and long, pendent white hair on the breast and belly. It is


     hunted for its wool and flesh.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vicuna
       n 1: the wool of the vicuna
       2: a soft wool fabric made from the fleece of the vicuna
       3: small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco
          but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat [syn: {Vicugna
          vicugna}]